United States v. Mota

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GREGORY H. WOODS, United States District Judge

On January 29, 2015, a Westchester County police officer pulled over a commercial passenger van travelling along a route the officer knew to be used regularly to transport drugs from New York City to New England. The asserted reason for the stop was a broken tail light. During the stop, in addition to requesting the ID and registration of the driver, the officer opened the rear door of the van, the passenger door of the van, and demanded identification from all of the passengers of ■ the van. Then, sparked by his…